dissenter

See also: Dissenter

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Etymology

From dissent +‎ -er.

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  • Rhymes: -ɛntə(ɹ)
  • Audio (General American):(file)

Noun

dissenter (plural dissenters)

  1. Someone who dissents (disagrees), especially from an established church.
    Synonym: dissident
    • 1988, Robert Jackall, “Author's Note”, in Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers, Twentieth Anniversary edition, →ISBN, page 242:
      As my study proceeded, I began to see that an investigation of organizational morality should also explore managerial dissenters, so-called whistleblowers, many of whom take stands against their organizations on grounds that they define as moral.

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